If the People’s United Party manages to pull off a thirty-one-to-zero victory in the upcoming general election, does the Belize Constitution have anything to say about it? Historically, a clean sweep has only happened twice, and both times were before Belize gained independence in 1981.
On Tuesday, we brought you the story of the Dominguez family feud in Biscayne that turned violent during an alleged home invasion. Shania Dominguez claims her first cousin, Lunnet Dominguez, has been a threat to her and her six-year-old autistic son ever since she moved
On January first, Belize City was rocked by three separate shooting incidents. The first happened on Levi Slusher Street, where a four-year-old girl was hit by a stray bullet, likely due to reckless gunfire during fireworks displays. Around three a.m., the second shooting took place
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has hit back at claims that he's in it for the glory. In an interview earlier today, Williams was asked about the suggestion that he seeks public praise. He was quick to shut down the idea, emphasizing that policing is
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has addressed the allegations of police abuse in San Pedro. On Thursday, we reported on Alex Wade, a San Pedro resident who claims that after being detained for assault, he was denied his right to make a phone call and
On December twenty-first, a man was fatally stabbed in Corozal after being found inside a teenage girl's house. Reports say Anthony Lewis, who was out on bail for engaging in sexual relations with a minor, visited the girl's home and got into a heated altercation
Last month, Nicaraguan doctor Carlos Saborio Coze was charged with administering noxious substances after a man claimed he was drugged by him. The accusation comes from a Venezuelan nurse who says he was drinking with Coze at Little John’s Restaurant in Belize City and briefly
Since late 2024, word has been going around that the Belize Port Authority would bring back the one-dollar one-way tax they had previously removed from water taxi travelers' expenses to and from San Pedro and Caye Caulker. This dollar was part of a three-dollar fee
In mid-December, residents of an upscale ex-pat community in Caye Caulker voiced their opposition to a proposed fuel depot in their neighborhood. But just as quickly, a group of tour operators on the island came out in support of the project. The Caye Caulker Tour
2025 started off with a bang—or rather, a splash! For Belizeans in the northeastern parts of the country, New Year’s Day was all about rain instead of fireworks, with rainfall totals reaching between five and seven inches. Chief Meteorologist Ronald Gordon explained that these showers
